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Thank you. I will give it a try.

Happy New Year.

Received a message asking if I could post photos of my wife and of me when we served.

These were taken just after the Korean War began in 1950.

My wife and I extend our appreciation and gratitude to those who served our country in the armed forces. We sincerely thank you for your service.

Both of us proudly served in the navy before,...

Every time I think I have posted my final comments on this thread I receive another question. The latest by PM is, have I ever owned any Walther guns and if so, what did I think about them?

Yes,...

The public’s fixation with the gangsters of the 20’s and 30’s was mostly motivated by the motion picture industry. That is not to say that there were not terrible firefights between criminals and...

Yes I did and I really liked them. Those two brands worked with precision. Mechanically, they were both excellent and highly accurate.

Will post a few photos from my 1911 collection of a Brown...

Yes, and until mechanical brakes on cars were replaced with hydraulic brakes and the stick shift transmission replaced by automatics, driving down those same hills was both exciting and dangerous.

zuplex, Americans and guns have been hotly debated since WWII. Advocates supporting the 2nd Amendment often point to the guerrilla tactics used in the Revolution where common citizens used their...

And, a few of my striker-fire favorites.
Glock 21
FNS-40
M&P M2.0
Ruger SR9

Here are photos of a few of my favorite owned sidearms and one of me with my issued model 10 in shoulder holster.
Smython (S&W model 19 wth Colt Python Barrel)
Ruger GP100-4
S&W686-4
Ed Brown...

zuplex, in response to your post, I have started a thread in the general firearms section of this forum.
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mod note: written in response to a post in another thread

zuplex, due to diminishing mental acuity, I no longer command the skills to put into writing clear and concise comments as I once did....

I believe this thread has run its course.

One final comment from me.

Approaching ninety, things that play havoc with me I think would not affect younger men.

Bruising comes with my age not...

The preponderance of opinions expressed in these posts recommend that I dispose of the SR9. I thank all who have commented.

In the past few years I have disposed of a large collection of handguns...

Thank you for your replies.

I agree that one should rid himself of a weapon that is too difficult to properly handle or one that produces bruises. Before I do so with my new SR9, I will adapt my...

The Ruger SR9 I purchased in July is not my EDC. It is my bedside protector. Although I have not yet gotten completely comfortable handling it, I do think it is a well-made quality pistol. So far...

In the FORUM RIFLES AND CARBINES thread entitled, “Ruger’s new PCC” I posted about my Ruger9 PC Carbine., I was so pleased with it that when I saw that GRABAGUN had a full size 9mm pistol that shared...

I thoroughly enjoy my Ruger9 PC Carbine. It is well-designed and comfortable to shoot.

To make it more accurate and friendly, I added a Vortex Crossfire Fiber Optic Red Dot sight, a Super Comp...

My M&P9 M2.0 has been absolutely reliable, accurate, concealable and easy to maintain having put over 1,500 rounds of mixed ammo downrange.

As cjb1911 did, I too blacked out the rear sight and...

LOKNLOD, you are correct. I uploaded the wrong target. Sorry for my error.

I will check my files to find the one I meant to upload.

Thanks for you observation.

There are a lot of varied and excellent comments in this thread. Here are my two cents:

Besides “instinctive” non-sight shooting, point shooting involves time and distance. I drill for both when...

For many of us who once had the vigor and strength of youth, now find ourselves having to adapt to the influences of aging and diminishing skills. At age 84 my confrontations with these influences...

It would be easier and certainly less expensive to have one pistol and stick with it rather than build a stable of different ones. That is not for me.

I LIKE GUNS. I have enjoyed learning to...

I do not know which .40 pistol is the "best seller" but after many years shooting various .40 S&W pistols, I chose five to meet my protection needs. Thus, my comments are subjective and biased...